Post by Leo on Feb 20, 2010 23:50:23 GMT -5

Anybody have an experience with a tent fan? I saw a few of them at Dick's today and was wondering if they actually work well.

I've a Coleman tent fan, runs on 4 D batts, also has a light. It's nice. I probably get an almost an extra hour of sleep in the morning because of it. You can't leave it on all night (batts will run down), but when the heat wakes you up in the morn, it's nice to be able to reach up and essentially "hit the snooze". Speaking of heat... here is something that I tried last year and helped so much. Get a couple of space/survival blankets. Essentially a thin mylar (like the balloons) sheet, you can get them here;www.countycomm.com/blanket.htm(trusted store, ordered from them before, been around for years), and you clip them to your tent with small binder clips. Figure out where the sun will be shining on your tent in the morn (HINT: from the south east) and put a sheet on that side of your tent. Later, move it to deflect the afternoon sun. HUGE difference, deflects ~90% of solar radiation. Bottom line you can sleep later in the morning, which is one of the best gifts you can give yourself at 'roo.

Post by cajun on Feb 21, 2010 0:39:06 GMT -5

Leo, after three Roos I don't think I've ever thanked you. Your guide is what got me to Roo in 07. The Burning Man forum (ePlaya) linked your guide as a great primer to how prepare for fest camping and through that I discovered Roo! Since then I've been hooked! Kudos to you!!

Post by whistlesgowhoop on Apr 21, 2010 19:03:33 GMT -5

leo's guide is always great. I used my past experience at roo plus discussion with fellow concertgoers and some info from inforoo to make a packing list on my new roo guide. check it out let me know what you think about the packing section (http://cjn297.com/roo/packing.html) and check out the rest of the guide while your there. i'd love some feedback from inforooers!

Post by ladyv on May 2, 2010 19:18:56 GMT -5

Does anyone here know anything about how the Volunteers are set up.This year will be my 1st time at Roo plus my ap for Wet got approved for volunteer work,so I would love to know anything and everything that anyone would know.I would so greatly appreciate it!Many thanks and much love~V~

Post by Ellie on May 2, 2010 19:22:52 GMT -5

Does anyone here know anything about how the Volunteers are set up.This year will be my 1st time at Roo plus my ap for Wet got approved for volunteer work,so I would love to know anything and everything that anyone would know.I would so greatly appreciate it!Many thanks and much love~V~

Post by charlieallday on May 3, 2010 15:38:49 GMT -5

Amazing work Leo! This is my first camping fest and I'm a city boy through and through, so me and the outdoors don't see eye to eye.

Thanks again...plenty of smart and DUH! points that are always always forgotten.

Quickly, since this has been covered a bunch probably but the flags. Essentially you create a flag as a way to mark you spot? I'm guessing this is more of convenience thing (finding your spot)....how necessary is it now since Roo has become so popular?

Post by Ellie on May 9, 2010 18:13:12 GMT -5

This is probably a dumb question, but do they make blow-up pillows? What do you use as a pillow?

(Walking to Tent Only, trying to keep it light)

I think I've seen other people post these special sacks made for stuffing your clothes in and using as a pillow (Thermarest?), but you could do that with a regular pillow case, if you were willing. Personally, I'm just gonna take a regular pillow. I doubt a blow-up pillow would be very comfortable. Or just take a blanket and roll it up under your head if that's easier *shrugs*

www.rei.com/product/733361 there are smaller pillows like these that are intended to be for camping, often squish into a small bag that makes it take up less room

Post by suprtrtl on May 12, 2010 23:11:39 GMT -5

This is probably a dumb question, but do they make blow-up pillows? What do you use as a pillow?

(Walking to Tent Only, trying to keep it light)

They do in fact have blow up pillows! They are called camp pillows and can be found in the camping section of walmart for just $5! I bought one last year for Roo and it was amazing. It almost looks too small, but it's plenty to sleep on.

Post by daisychain on May 16, 2010 0:44:32 GMT -5

I think I've seen other people post these special sacks made for stuffing your clothes in and using as a pillow (Thermarest?), but you could do that with a regular pillow case, if you were willing. Personally, I'm just gonna take a regular pillow. I doubt a blow-up pillow would be very comfortable. Or just take a blanket and roll it up under your head if that's easier *shrugs*

www.rei.com/product/733361 there are smaller pillows like these that are intended to be for camping, often squish into a small bag that makes it take up less room

The Thermarest pillows are actually normal pillows but they're compressible so they roll into a smaller size. They're actually pretty comfy and compact enough to fit into the bag for your tent or canopy.

Post by richarddawkins on May 19, 2010 15:38:13 GMT -5

Loaf of bread, peanut butter, and jelly, and a box of those cheese crackers. Seriously saved an ass load of money last year by doing this. When the smoke clears and you start getting the munchies it's a lot better than paying 8$ for a hot dog and a drink.

Post by bojangles22 on Jun 1, 2010 17:09:39 GMT -5

i am anti-inflatable pillow. boo that. the one i had and brought to roo appeared to be comfortable but it was not. Also very noisy due to the plastic material, it was like sleeping on a pool floaty. I ended up using my shoe and a shirt over it as a pillow.